Have been speaking to a few big 4 banks lately about home loans and none have heard of @tictochome who generally have the lowest basic rates. Incredibly weird to not know what’s happening in your market.

this morning on 3rrrfm Triple R Fakefasters we spoke to Robert Lechte about the very excellent article he wrote in Crikey about how superannuation is bad, entrenches inequality & needs to be replaced. follow him & Workers Against Super immediately!!! (stats/info in thread below)

This and so much this. Currently chewing up $900 per week in physio costs for my 77 y-o father’s fall rehabilitation which is being prolonged because of a stroke he had at age 56. As well, he’s only in aged care because of stroke disability and gets no funding for his disability.

Happy 20th Birthday CSS Zen Garden! In May 2003 the Canadian web designer Dave Shea launched a community gallery of websites called CSS Zen Garden. webdesignmuseum.org/web-design-his… #ZenGarden #WebDesignHistory

Thanks Jon Richardson and @LucyABeaumont :-) Very useful.

I’ve spent much of this year learning about car bloat, the process through which smaller vehicles are being replaced by increasingly massive SUVs and trucks. What I’ve learned: Huge cars are terrible for society, often in ways that are hidden. A summary 🧵

My finest hour

Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer. Refaat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike. This was the last poem he published.

The Services Australia complaints line is a real test of endurance. 1h15m and counting. I guess the cruelty is the point.

Ladies, wouldn’t you love to work for Lockheed Martin ? At least they’re upfront about the mansplaining.

#agedcare friends - my dad is often told to wait 30-60mins when he asks to go to the toilet if it coincides with shift changeover or meal service. Is this normal or should I be complaining? He is lifted in a hoist so 2 staff are needed. It feels so undignified to wait so long.